About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

8/29/2023

2 Samuel 20:1-26 Pursuing Sheba, Bichri’s Son

 

Pursuing Sheba, Bichri’s Son

2 Samuel 20:1-26       The Book of 2 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

There [was] a [wicked] man [named] Sheba, [Bichri’s] son, a Benjamite. He blew a trumpet & said, We have no part in David, neither do we have an inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, O Israel.

So, every man of Israel [stopped following king] David & followed Sheba, [Bichri’s] son, but the men of Judah from [the] Jordan to Jerusalem [stuck with] their king. 

And David came to his house [in] Jerusalem & took his 10 [mistresses,] whom he had left to [take care of his] house & put them into [seclusion] & fed them, but [wasn’t intimate] with them. 

They were [secluded,] living in widowhood until the day of their death.               [2 Samuel 16:21-22 And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father’s [mistresses, that] he has left to keep the house. And all Israel shall hear that you are [loathed by] your father. 

Then the hands of all [who] are with you, shall be strong. So, they spread a tent [for] Absalom upon the top of the house & Absalom [was intimate] with his father’s [mistresses] in the sight of all Israel.]

Then, king [David] said to Amasa, Assemble the men of Judah within 3 days [for] me & you be here. So, Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah, but he [stayed] longer than the appointed time. 

And David said to Abishai, Shall Sheba, [Bichri’s] son, now do more harm [to] us than Absalom did? You take your lord’s servants & pursue after him, lest he [escapes into] the fenced cities.

Joab’s men, the Cherethites, Pelethites & all the mighty men of Jerusalem went to pursue after Sheba. When they were at the [large rock] in Gibeon, Amasa went [in front of] them.

Joab [was clothed in a] garment with a [belt strapped to his waist, with a sword in its] sheath. As [Joab] went [forward,] it fell out. And Joab said to Amasa, Are you in [good] health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by [his] beard with his right hand to kiss him. 

But Amasa [didn’t pay any attention] to the sword in Joab’s hand. [So, Joab struck Amasa with the sword] in the 5th rib & his [intestines spilled out on] the ground & [Joab didn’t need to strike Amasa] again, [because] he died.

So, Joab & Abishai, his brother, pursued after Sheba, [Bichri’s] son. One of Joab’s men stood by [the stabbed Amasa] & said, Let all [who] favor Joab & David, go [& follow] after Joab.

And Amasa [lay] in his blood in the [middle] of the highway. When [a] man saw that all the people stood still, he removed [Amasa’s body] out of the highway, into the field & [threw] a cloth upon him.

When [Amasa] was removed out of the highway, all the people [followed] Joab to pursue Sheba, [Bichri’s] son. [Sheba] went through all the tribes of Israel, [all the way] to Abel & to Beth Maachah & all the Bethrites. And they gathered together & also went after [Sheba.] 

They came & [attacked Sheba] in Abel of Beth Maachah & they [put] up a bank [of dirt] against the city & [that] stood in the trench. All the people with Joab, battered the wall, to [knock] it down. 

Then, a wise woman cried out of the city, I pray [that] you, Joab, Come [close, so] I may speak with you. When [Joab came close,] she asked, Are you Joab? And he said, I am he. Then, she said to him, Hear the words of your handmaid.

He answered, [I'm listening.] Then, she [said,] In old [times,] they [used to say,] They shall surely ask [for advice] at Abel, so they ended the matter. I am one of [those who] are peaceful & faithful in Israel, [but you are trying] to destroy a city & a mother in Israel.

Why [would] you swallow up the inheritance of the Lord? Joab answered, Far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy & [it isn’t] so. But Sheba, [Bichri’s] son, of Mount Ephraim, has lifted up his hand against king [David.] 

Deliver only [Sheba] & I will [leave] from the city. The woman said, [Look, Sheba’s] head will be thrown over the wall to you. In her wisdom, the woman went to all the people & they cut off [Sheba’s] head & [threw] it out to Joab. 

[Joab] blew a trumpet & they [withdrew] from the city & every man [went] to his tent. Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king. Now, Joab was over all the [army] of Israel & Benaiah, [Jehoiada’s] son, was over the Cherethites & Pelethites. 

And Adoram was over the [forced labor] & Jehoshaphat, [Ahilud’s] son, was [the] recorder. And Sheva was [the] scribe, [who recorded everything] & Zadok & Abiathar were the priests. And also Ira, the Jairite, was [David’s] chief ruler.